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02/26/2010 11:05:13 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
First Impressions:
Is that it is very, very grainy.
Technical (Comp, lighting, color, focus, Processing):
Your composition is fine and I like how you framed everything. The lighting is ok but really all I keep seeing is all the noise. It makes it very difficult to appreciate anything else within the shot. I honestly think the problem began when you chose to use an iso of 1400. I would suggest dropping that way down and lowering your f-stop to compensate. If you wanted to really have stop motion then I would say to come back later when you have more daylight to use then you could use a higher f-stop to have more of the image in focus, you could lower the iso since there is more natural light and you could even use a slightly faster shutter speed.
Now if you wanted to get the dawn sky then I would suggest a tripod, lower shutter speed, lower iso and a higher f-stop. This would give a beautiful motion blur on the ocean and then bring out the colors in the sky.
Challenge:
Meets the challenge
Artistic/Emotion:
N/A
Summary:
You chose a beautiful subject but all the good was lost in the noise. Most voters make their initial decision on a photo based on first impressions. If it is a decent shot that doesn̢۪t grab their attention it will probably get a 5 or 6. If it grabs their attention then they will likely spend a bit more time on it and that is when the 7+ votes come in. In your case I think most voters just saw a very noisy photo and hit the 1-4 key and moved on. Keep at it and continue to enter the challenges and you will grow. You already have some nice shots in your portfolio. I also recommend reading a bit on iso, aperture and shutter speed and their relation to each other. Keep on shooting.
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02/24/2010 02:06:20 AM |
And re the graininess commented on......
My camera was on ISO Auto - how or why I don't know.....but still being a newbie didn't think to check!!!
We live and learn.
Thanks to you for your positive comments and feedback. |
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02/21/2010 01:30:10 AM |
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02/20/2010 03:16:16 PM |
| a little distracting with the blurry background but nice image nonetheless 6 |
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02/19/2010 08:34:19 PM |
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02/19/2010 03:51:38 PM |
| Just a bit too much noise, but a great scene. |
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02/19/2010 01:12:03 PM |
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02/18/2010 10:19:53 AM |
| the background has a sureal look next to this stop action wave - good work |
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02/18/2010 03:43:11 AM |
| there is too much noise in the photo |
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02/17/2010 02:09:40 PM |
| Can't see what the off-colour adds to the picture. |
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02/17/2010 08:21:20 AM |
| Nice action on the waves but too grainy and noisy for my tastes. Also seems a bit underexposed. |
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02/17/2010 12:13:51 AM |
| Typical Tafelberg shot, very nice sky and wave stop motion, just a bit too much grain for me to thouroughly enjoy it. |
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